The oldest written #hummus recipe in the world is 776 years old...
It was written in Aleppo, Syria in 1250 CE by a historian named Ibn al-'Adeem. Not a chef. A historian. Who also happened to document one of the most extraordinary cookbooks of the medieval period.
The base of the recipe is identical to what you make today. Chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic, salt. That part has not changed in 776 years.
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The hummus recipe comes from here:
Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook (Library of Arabic Literature, 63).
Paperback – March 3, 2020
by Charles Perry (Translator), Claudia Roden (Foreword).
This popular thirteenth-century Syrian cookbook (Kitab al-Wuslah ila l-habib) is an ode to what its anonymous author calls the “greater part of the pleasure of this life,” namely the consumption of food and drink, as well as the fragrances that garnish the meals.
https://www.amazon.com/Scents-Flavors-Library-Arabic-Literature/dp/1479800813/drdrumsnotforpro
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